Alexander Devin

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1800, , Warren, Kentucky, USA
• Residence: 1812, , Knox, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1820, , Gibson, Indiana, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Gibson, Indiana, USA

Notes:

Alexander Devin, born 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827 in Princeton, Gibson Co.,
Indiana; married Susanna Nowlin 9 Jul 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born 12 Mar 1771; died 8
Nov 1846.


Notes for Alexander Devin:
Alexander Devin, the ninth child of William Devin, Sr.,
and Sarah Smith, was born March 22, 1769, in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Alexander Devin's older
brother, John, was wounded in the Revolutionary War
and while confined to his room, he carved a powder
horn and gave it to Alexander, who was not old enough
to go to war. Alexander used it when he went off to
preach. The horn is now (1950) in the possession of
William Devin, son of John Devin, son of Payton Devin,
son of Alexander Devin.
They, with four children moved to Warren Co.,
Kentucky, near Bowling Green in 1797.
A deed from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin
relinquishes all rights in the estate of his father, William
Devin and states his omitted from the will, November
23, 1803--Deed Book 13, page 537.
Then with 8 children came to Indiana territory, March
1808, settling on a farm south of the entrance to Archer
Cemetery in what was then Knox Co., later Gibson Co.
just north of the village of Princeton.
In 1814, they moved to a farm south of Princeton. He and
his wife and many of his descendants are buried in the
Warnock Cemetery at Princeton, Indiana, in the Devin
Plot. He was the second Baptist and the second minister
to come to this section of the country. He preached in a
little church at the forks of the old State Road and the
New Harmony road. His wife, Susan Nowlin Devin,
was the daughter of Edward and Mary Wade Nowlin of
Virginia and a sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin Devin who married Alexander's older brother
Joseph.
"Rev. Devin, when preaching at Mr. Ingles (Inglefield),
stripped at it, taking off his coat, waistcoat and cravat,
unbuttoning his shirt collar and wildly throwing his
arms. He made the wildest gesticulations for the space of
two hours, ever seen in a man professing sanity"-(Taken
from Faux's Journal in Thwaites-Early Western Travels,
V.II,p. 285). Mr. Faux states on page 284 "Mr. Devin
manufactures and cultivates the tea of China. He had 12
children and expects to leave them one quarter section
each of improved rich land."
Alexander Devin was also a member of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention of 1816, helped to write the
Constitution for the state and in so doing argued long for
education. It is on record, the first couple Rev. Devin
married after coming to Knox Co., Indiana Terr., was
James McClure and Malinda Ann Warwick. Catherine
Devin, daughter of Alexander and Sucky Devin, married
a son of this couple, Joseph Perry McClure. He died in
Gibson Co., Indiana, Jan. 5, 1827.




Notes for Susanna Nowlin:
Her nickname was Sukey. She was the sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin who married Joseph Devin the brother of
Alexander. She was a Baptist. Robert Devin had always
lived with his mother, Susan Nowlin Devin, and upon
his marriage she sold her farm to Joseph Perry McClure,
a son-in-law, and lived with Robert and his wife. She is
buried in the Devin Plot of the Warnock Cemetery,
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Alexander Devin, born 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827 in Princeton, Gibson Co.,
Indiana; married Susanna Nowlin 9 Jul 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born 12 Mar 1771; died 8
Nov 1846.


Notes for Alexander Devin:
Alexander Devin, the ninth child of William Devin, Sr.,
and Sarah Smith, was born March 22, 1769, in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Alexander Devin's older
brother, John, was wounded in the Revolutionary War
and while confined to his room, he carved a powder
horn and gave it to Alexander, who was not old enough
to go to war. Alexander used it when he went off to
preach. The horn is now (1950) in the possession of
William Devin, son of John Devin, son of Payton Devin,
son of Alexander Devin.
They, with four children moved to Warren Co.,
Kentucky, near Bowling Green in 1797.
A deed from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin
relinquishes all rights in the estate of his father, William
Devin and states his omitted from the will, November
23, 1803--Deed Book 13, page 537.
Then with 8 children came to Indiana territory, March
1808, settling on a farm south of the entrance to Archer
Cemetery in what was then Knox Co., later Gibson Co.
just north of the village of Princeton.
In 1814, they moved to a farm south of Princeton. He and
his wife and many of his descendants are buried in the
Warnock Cemetery at Princeton, Indiana, in the Devin
Plot. He was the second Baptist and the second minister
to come to this section of the country. He preached in a
little church at the forks of the old State Road and the
New Harmony road. His wife, Susan Nowlin Devin,
was the daughter of Edward and Mary Wade Nowlin of
Virginia and a sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin Devin who married Alexander's older brother
Joseph.
"Rev. Devin, when preaching at Mr. Ingles (Inglefield),
stripped at it, taking off his coat, waistcoat and cravat,
unbuttoning his shirt collar and wildly throwing his
arms. He made the wildest gesticulations for the space of
two hours, ever seen in a man professing sanity"-(Taken
from Faux's Journal in Thwaites-Early Western Travels,
V.II,p. 285). Mr. Faux states on page 284 "Mr. Devin
manufactures and cultivates the tea of China. He had 12
children and expects to leave them one quarter section
each of improved rich land."
Alexander Devin was also a member of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention of 1816, helped to write the
Constitution for the state and in so doing argued long for
education. It is on record, the first couple Rev. Devin
married after coming to Knox Co., Indiana Terr., was
James McClure and Malinda Ann Warwick. Catherine
Devin, daughter of Alexander and Sucky Devin, married
a son of this couple, Joseph Perry McClure. He died in
Gibson Co., Indiana, Jan. 5, 1827.




Notes for Susanna Nowlin:
Her nickname was Sukey. She was the sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin who married Joseph Devin the brother of
Alexander. She was a Baptist. Robert Devin had always
lived with his mother, Susan Nowlin Devin, and upon
his marriage she sold her farm to Joseph Perry McClure,
a son-in-law, and lived with Robert and his wife. She is
buried in the Devin Plot of the Warnock Cemetery,
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Alexander Devin, born 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827 in Princeton, Gibson Co.,
Indiana; married Susanna Nowlin 9 Jul 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born 12 Mar 1771; died 8
Nov 1846.


Notes for Alexander Devin:
Alexander Devin, the ninth child of William Devin, Sr.,
and Sarah Smith, was born March 22, 1769, in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Alexander Devin's older
brother, John, was wounded in the Revolutionary War
and while confined to his room, he carved a powder
horn and gave it to Alexander, who was not old enough
to go to war. Alexander used it when he went off to
preach. The horn is now (1950) in the possession of
William Devin, son of John Devin, son of Payton Devin,
son of Alexander Devin.
They, with four children moved to Warren Co.,
Kentucky, near Bowling Green in 1797.
A deed from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin
relinquishes all rights in the estate of his father, William
Devin and states his omitted from the will, November
23, 1803--Deed Book 13, page 537.
Then with 8 children came to Indiana territory, March
1808, settling on a farm south of the entrance to Archer
Cemetery in what was then Knox Co., later Gibson Co.
just north of the village of Princeton.
In 1814, they moved to a farm south of Princeton. He and
his wife and many of his descendants are buried in the
Warnock Cemetery at Princeton, Indiana, in the Devin
Plot. He was the second Baptist and the second minister
to come to this section of the country. He preached in a
little church at the forks of the old State Road and the
New Harmony road. His wife, Susan Nowlin Devin,
was the daughter of Edward and Mary Wade Nowlin of
Virginia and a sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin Devin who married Alexander's older brother
Joseph.
"Rev. Devin, when preaching at Mr. Ingles (Inglefield),
stripped at it, taking off his coat, waistcoat and cravat,
unbuttoning his shirt collar and wildly throwing his
arms. He made the wildest gesticulations for the space of
two hours, ever seen in a man professing sanity"-(Taken
from Faux's Journal in Thwaites-Early Western Travels,
V.II,p. 285). Mr. Faux states on page 284 "Mr. Devin
manufactures and cultivates the tea of China. He had 12
children and expects to leave them one quarter section
each of improved rich land."
Alexander Devin was also a member of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention of 1816, helped to write the
Constitution for the state and in so doing argued long for
education. It is on record, the first couple Rev. Devin
married after coming to Knox Co., Indiana Terr., was
James McClure and Malinda Ann Warwick. Catherine
Devin, daughter of Alexander and Sucky Devin, married
a son of this couple, Joseph Perry McClure. He died in
Gibson Co., Indiana, Jan. 5, 1827.




Notes for Susanna Nowlin:
Her nickname was Sukey. She was the sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin who married Joseph Devin the brother of
Alexander. She was a Baptist. Robert Devin had always
lived with his mother, Susan Nowlin Devin, and upon
his marriage she sold her farm to Joseph Perry McClure,
a son-in-law, and lived with Robert and his wife. She is
buried in the Devin Plot of the Warnock Cemetery,
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Alexander Devin, born 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827 in Princeton, Gibson Co.,
Indiana; married Susanna Nowlin 9 Jul 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born 12 Mar 1771; died 8
Nov 1846.


Notes for Alexander Devin:
Alexander Devin, the ninth child of William Devin, Sr.,
and Sarah Smith, was born March 22, 1769, in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Alexander Devin's older
brother, John, was wounded in the Revolutionary War
and while confined to his room, he carved a powder
horn and gave it to Alexander, who was not old enough
to go to war. Alexander used it when he went off to
preach. The horn is now (1950) in the possession of
William Devin, son of John Devin, son of Payton Devin,
son of Alexander Devin.
They, with four children moved to Warren Co.,
Kentucky, near Bowling Green in 1797.
A deed from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin
relinquishes all rights in the estate of his father, William
Devin and states his omitted from the will, November
23, 1803--Deed Book 13, page 537.
Then with 8 children came to Indiana territory, March
1808, settling on a farm south of the entrance to Archer
Cemetery in what was then Knox Co., later Gibson Co.
just north of the village of Princeton.
In 1814, they moved to a farm south of Princeton. He and
his wife and many of his descendants are buried in the
Warnock Cemetery at Princeton, Indiana, in the Devin
Plot. He was the second Baptist and the second minister
to come to this section of the country. He preached in a
little church at the forks of the old State Road and the
New Harmony road. His wife, Susan Nowlin Devin,
was the daughter of Edward and Mary Wade Nowlin of
Virginia and a sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin Devin who married Alexander's older brother
Joseph.
"Rev. Devin, when preaching at Mr. Ingles (Inglefield),
stripped at it, taking off his coat, waistcoat and cravat,
unbuttoning his shirt collar and wildly throwing his
arms. He made the wildest gesticulations for the space of
two hours, ever seen in a man professing sanity"-(Taken
from Faux's Journal in Thwaites-Early Western Travels,
V.II,p. 285). Mr. Faux states on page 284 "Mr. Devin
manufactures and cultivates the tea of China. He had 12
children and expects to leave them one quarter section
each of improved rich land."
Alexander Devin was also a member of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention of 1816, helped to write the
Constitution for the state and in so doing argued long for
education. It is on record, the first couple Rev. Devin
married after coming to Knox Co., Indiana Terr., was
James McClure and Malinda Ann Warwick. Catherine
Devin, daughter of Alexander and Sucky Devin, married
a son of this couple, Joseph Perry McClure. He died in
Gibson Co., Indiana, Jan. 5, 1827.




Notes for Susanna Nowlin:
Her nickname was Sukey. She was the sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin who married Joseph Devin the brother of
Alexander. She was a Baptist. Robert Devin had always
lived with his mother, Susan Nowlin Devin, and upon
his marriage she sold her farm to Joseph Perry McClure,
a son-in-law, and lived with Robert and his wife. She is
buried in the Devin Plot of the Warnock Cemetery,
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Alexander Devin, born 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827 in Princeton, Gibson Co.,
Indiana; married Susanna Nowlin 9 Jul 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born 12 Mar 1771; died 8
Nov 1846.


Notes for Alexander Devin:
Alexander Devin, the ninth child of William Devin, Sr.,
and Sarah Smith, was born March 22, 1769, in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Alexander Devin's older
brother, John, was wounded in the Revolutionary War
and while confined to his room, he carved a powder
horn and gave it to Alexander, who was not old enough
to go to war. Alexander used it when he went off to
preach. The horn is now (1950) in the possession of
William Devin, son of John Devin, son of Payton Devin,
son of Alexander Devin.
They, with four children moved to Warren Co.,
Kentucky, near Bowling Green in 1797.
A deed from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin
relinquishes all rights in the estate of his father, William
Devin and states his omitted from the will, November
23, 1803--Deed Book 13, page 537.
Then with 8 children came to Indiana territory, March
1808, settling on a farm south of the entrance to Archer
Cemetery in what was then Knox Co., later Gibson Co.
just north of the village of Princeton.
In 1814, they moved to a farm south of Princeton. He and
his wife and many of his descendants are buried in the
Warnock Cemetery at Princeton, Indiana, in the Devin
Plot. He was the second Baptist and the second minister
to come to this section of the country. He preached in a
little church at the forks of the old State Road and the
New Harmony road. His wife, Susan Nowlin Devin,
was the daughter of Edward and Mary Wade Nowlin of
Virginia and a sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin Devin who married Alexander's older brother
Joseph.
"Rev. Devin, when preaching at Mr. Ingles (Inglefield),
stripped at it, taking off his coat, waistcoat and cravat,
unbuttoning his shirt collar and wildly throwing his
arms. He made the wildest gesticulations for the space of
two hours, ever seen in a man professing sanity"-(Taken
from Faux's Journal in Thwaites-Early Western Travels,
V.II,p. 285). Mr. Faux states on page 284 "Mr. Devin
manufactures and cultivates the tea of China. He had 12
children and expects to leave them one quarter section
each of improved rich land."
Alexander Devin was also a member of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention of 1816, helped to write the
Constitution for the state and in so doing argued long for
education. It is on record, the first couple Rev. Devin
married after coming to Knox Co., Indiana Terr., was
James McClure and Malinda Ann Warwick. Catherine
Devin, daughter of Alexander and Sucky Devin, married
a son of this couple, Joseph Perry McClure. He died in
Gibson Co., Indiana, Jan. 5, 1827.




Notes for Susanna Nowlin:
Her nickname was Sukey. She was the sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin who married Joseph Devin the brother of
Alexander. She was a Baptist. Robert Devin had always
lived with his mother, Susan Nowlin Devin, and upon
his marriage she sold her farm to Joseph Perry McClure,
a son-in-law, and lived with Robert and his wife. She is
buried in the Devin Plot of the Warnock Cemetery,
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Alexander Devin, born 22 Mar 1769 in Pittsylvania Co.,
Virginia; died 5 Jan 1827 in Princeton, Gibson Co.,
Indiana; married Susanna Nowlin 9 Jul 1791 in
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; born 12 Mar 1771; died 8
Nov 1846.


Notes for Alexander Devin:
Alexander Devin, the ninth child of William Devin, Sr.,
and Sarah Smith, was born March 22, 1769, in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Alexander Devin's older
brother, John, was wounded in the Revolutionary War
and while confined to his room, he carved a powder
horn and gave it to Alexander, who was not old enough
to go to war. Alexander used it when he went off to
preach. The horn is now (1950) in the possession of
William Devin, son of John Devin, son of Payton Devin,
son of Alexander Devin.
They, with four children moved to Warren Co.,
Kentucky, near Bowling Green in 1797.
A deed from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin
relinquishes all rights in the estate of his father, William
Devin and states his omitted from the will, November
23, 1803--Deed Book 13, page 537.
Then with 8 children came to Indiana territory, March
1808, settling on a farm south of the entrance to Archer
Cemetery in what was then Knox Co., later Gibson Co.
just north of the village of Princeton.
In 1814, they moved to a farm south of Princeton. He and
his wife and many of his descendants are buried in the
Warnock Cemetery at Princeton, Indiana, in the Devin
Plot. He was the second Baptist and the second minister
to come to this section of the country. He preached in a
little church at the forks of the old State Road and the
New Harmony road. His wife, Susan Nowlin Devin,
was the daughter of Edward and Mary Wade Nowlin of
Virginia and a sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin Devin who married Alexander's older brother
Joseph.
"Rev. Devin, when preaching at Mr. Ingles (Inglefield),
stripped at it, taking off his coat, waistcoat and cravat,
unbuttoning his shirt collar and wildly throwing his
arms. He made the wildest gesticulations for the space of
two hours, ever seen in a man professing sanity"-(Taken
from Faux's Journal in Thwaites-Early Western Travels,
V.II,p. 285). Mr. Faux states on page 284 "Mr. Devin
manufactures and cultivates the tea of China. He had 12
children and expects to leave them one quarter section
each of improved rich land."
Alexander Devin was also a member of the Indiana
Constitutional Convention of 1816, helped to write the
Constitution for the state and in so doing argued long for
education. It is on record, the first couple Rev. Devin
married after coming to Knox Co., Indiana Terr., was
James McClure and Malinda Ann Warwick. Catherine
Devin, daughter of Alexander and Sucky Devin, married
a son of this couple, Joseph Perry McClure. He died in
Gibson Co., Indiana, Jan. 5, 1827.




Notes for Susanna Nowlin:
Her nickname was Sukey. She was the sister of Elizabeth
Nowlin who married Joseph Devin the brother of
Alexander. She was a Baptist. Robert Devin had always
lived with his mother, Susan Nowlin Devin, and upon
his marriage she sold her farm to Joseph Perry McClure,
a son-in-law, and lived with Robert and his wife. She is
buried in the Devin Plot of the Warnock Cemetery,
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana.

Alexander married Susanna "Sucky" Nowlin on 9 Jul 1791 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Susanna (daughter of Bryan Ward Nowlin and Lucy Wade) was born on 12 Mar 1771 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Nov 1840 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Clement-Beck-Wright was born on 22 Feb 1792 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Aug 1864 in Salem, Washington, Indiana, USA; was buried in , Washington, Indiana, USA.
2. Lucy Ellen Devine was born on 6 May 1793 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 28 Dec 1827 in , Gibson, Indiana, USA.
3. James Devin was born on 9 Jun 1794 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Nov 1844 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
4. Susan "Sueky" Nowlin Devin was born on 22 Sep 1796 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 5 Nov 1832 in , Washington, Indiana, USA; was buried in , Washington, Indiana, USA.
5. Sarah "Sallie" Devin was born on 4 Feb 1799 in , Warren, Kentucky, USA; died on 5 Dec 1844 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
6. William Alexander Devin was born on 14 Dec 1801 in Warren, Knox, Kentucky, USA; died on 13 May 1864 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
7. Virginia Devin was born on 2 Jun 1803 in , Warren, Kentucky, USA; died on 26 Aug 1858 in McLean, McLean, Illinois, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
8. Alexander Devin, Jr was born on 14 Dec 1804 in , Warren, Kentucky, USA; died on 13 May 1864 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
9. Joseph Devin was born on 22 Dec 1805 in , Warren, Kentucky, USA; died on 10 Mar 1864 in Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
10. Robert Devin was born on 22 Jan 1807 in , Warren, Kentucky, USA; died on 04 Sep 1901 in Patoka, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
11. Peyton Nowlin Devin was born on 5 Aug 1808 in , Knox, Indiana, USA; died on 27 Jul 1862 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
12. Mary Devin was born on 5 Jul 1810 in , Knox, Indiana, USA; died on 11 Sep 1814 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
13. Catherine Ann McClure was born on 8 Jul 1812 in , Knox, Indiana, USA; died on 27 Nov 1888 in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA; was buried in Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, USA.
14. Nancy Smith Devine was born on 23 Dec 1814 in , Gibson, Indiana, USA; died on 15 Mar 1876 in , Gibson, Indiana, USA.